The large-scale, multi-phase renovation of the Ledeganck campus has been completed. The entire campus was renewed, and partially refurbished. The building complex consisted mainly of research laboratories, offices and auditoriums, and was enriched with open study landscapes and a museum.
The renovation followed a phased plan in which the entire complex was completely renovated and adapted in five different phases to the current (legal) needs for fire safety, comfort requirements ... and within the specific character that a laboratory environment must satisfy.
Ingenium had been involved in the implementation of this roadmap since early 2009. Starting from a master plan approach, Ingenium first conducted research on the sustainable approach of the building envelope in which different scenarios were examined, using dynamic simulations. Finally, it was opted to provide a completely new high-performance curtain wall.
A global vision of heat production carried out by Ingenium, led to combining the boiler room of the Ledeganck complex with the boiler room of the adjacent greenhouses. Thus, a new and centralized production.
The design of the technical equipment is aimed at a modern and dynamic lab environment, where flexibility and comfort are the core values. Given the diversity of departments and the dynamic use of lab equipment, the investments made will pay for themselves in the long run. Thus, one has the possibility of transforming office spaces into lab spaces (and vice versa) without making drastic changes to the installation.
The street and the urban environment were brought into the campus by providing the high-rise with a transparent "public layer" on the ground floor. The "Ghent University Museum," better known as the GUM, was also given an important place on the science campus. Students, professors, visitors, Ghent residents, ... encounters and the love of science are central to this Ghent place!
